casualties

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Iranian state media have put the death toll at 168 or higher, but Ebrahim Taheri, the prosecutor of Minab, provided a breakdown of the 156 casualties local authorities counted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Firefighters said it hit the building's stairwell, potentially avoiding more casualties.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

In 2010 the Saville Inquiry into the shootings found that none of the casualties were posing a threat or doing anything that would justify their shooting.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Africa Command headquarters, as well as Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the largest American military hospital outside the U.S. which has treated casualties from the conflict with Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

As casualties mounted, Pétain did his best to spare his troops by rotating them in and out of the battle zone.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman